Dr. Simon Pierce (@simonpierce) is a marine biologist extraordinaire focusing on whale sharks. He is the Principal Scientist at the Marine Megafauna Foundation and Science Coordinator of the Global Whale Shark…
View More Whale Shark and Manta Ray Gif Roundup1. Cone snail eating whole fish 2. Orca taking a seal 3. California angel shark eating a California horn shark 4. Goblin shark eating a fish 5.…
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You know when you have too much time on a Sunday. (Or you actually don’t, but you spend too much time on something absolutely unproductive…but…
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“Artivism: An explosion of creativity, a marrying of art and activism” Over the past three years, street artists across the globe have taken up their brushes, prepped…
View More The Art of Saving Our SeasGuest post by DSN Alumni Rick Macpherson When my pal Dr McClain yanked me out of retirement and asked me to pen a quick post…
View More The Tension of Intention: A Surfer, A Shark, A Fox, And A GrizzlyHave you seen the new Jurassic World trailer? As if I even have to ask… Of course you have. And of course you are amazed…
View More Is Jurassic World Violating CITES Protections?Ocean conservation work takes me to many an unusual locale, but none stranger than tomorrow’s destination: Las Vegas. I’m headed there to attend the annual…
View More Shark Feeding, Managed Risk, and the Tredwellian ParadigmThere is a common saying amongst oceanographers, “if you put something in the water, there is no guarantee you will get it back.” I’ve been in…
View More Shark vs. CTD. Shark 1, CTD 0.
The following post is by Luiz Rocha, Associate Curator and Follett Chair of Ichthyology at the California Academy of Sciences. His major research interests include evolution,…
View More Brutal Battle Between Great White Sharks? Not really, no.So this little gem came across my Google alerts today. The cognitive dissonance between what happens (biologically) in that video, what the two intrepid heroes…
View More ZOMG Whale shark attack!!!! Or not…